Drawbridge 13.7

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 22.17 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 53 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 51 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 167 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 117 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.433433° / W 1.900777°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 154 m - Start on Grange Road
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 154 m - Turn sharp right
  3. 3 : km 0.01 - alt. 154 m - Turn sharp left
  4. 4 : km 0.34 - alt. 151 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.51 - alt. 152 m - Turn sharp left
  6. 6 : km 0.53 - alt. 152 m - Turn right onto Vicarage Road
  7. 7 : km 0.77 - alt. 156 m - Turn left onto Grove Road
  8. 8 : km 2.67 - alt. 154 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 2.85 - alt. 144 m - Turn slight right
  10. 10 : km 4.06 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
  11. 11 : km 5.28 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
  12. 12 : km 8.04 - alt. 138 m - Turn left onto Drawbridge Road
  13. 13 : km 8.1 - alt. 135 m - Turn left onto Haslucks Green Road
  14. 14 : km 8.35 - alt. 131 m - Turn sharp right onto Bills Lane
  15. 15 : km 10.33 - alt. 144 m - Turn left onto Stratford Road
  16. 16 : km 10.4 - alt. 144 m - Keep left onto Stratford Road
  17. 17 : km 10.75 - alt. 143 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 10.82 - alt. 143 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 10.86 - alt. 143 m - Turn slight left
  20. 20 : km 11.05 - alt. 142 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 11.06 - alt. 142 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 11.1 - alt. 142 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 11.41 - alt. 139 m - Turn right onto Hurdis Road
  24. 24 : km 11.66 - alt. 141 m - Turn left onto Haslucks Green Road
  25. 25 : km 11.96 - alt. 142 m - Enter roundabout
  26. 26 : km 12.59 - alt. 127 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 12.76 - alt. 126 m - Turn right onto Nethercote Gardens
  28. 28 : km 13.25 - alt. 124 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 13.3 - alt. 123 m - Turn slight left
  30. 30 : km 13.71 - alt. 123 m - Turn sharp right
  31. 31 : km 13.72 - alt. 123 m - Turn slight left
  32. 32 : km 13.72 - alt. 124 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 13.74 - alt. 124 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 14.29 - alt. 123 m - Keep right
  35. 35 : km 14.35 - alt. 124 m - Turn right onto Highfield Road
  36. 36 : km 14.43 - alt. 123 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 14.44 - alt. 122 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 14.48 - alt. 122 m - Turn sharp left
  39. 39 : km 15.31 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto Coleside Avenue
  40. 40 : km 15.43 - alt. 118 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 16.15 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Cole Bank Road
  42. 42 : km 16.28 - alt. 119 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Swanshurst Lane
  43. 43 : km 16.79 - alt. 121 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 16.85 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Wake Green Road
  45. 45 : km 16.93 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Thirlmere Drive
  46. 46 : km 17.12 - alt. 121 m - Turn right onto Pensby Close
  47. 47 : km 17.19 - alt. 122 m - Turn right onto Pensby Close
  48. 48 : km 17.31 - alt. 123 m - Keep right
  49. 49 : km 17.33 - alt. 123 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 17.4 - alt. 128 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 17.45 - alt. 127 m - Keep right
  52. 52 : km 17.59 - alt. 130 m - Turn sharp left
  53. 53 : km 17.64 - alt. 130 m - Turn sharp right
  54. 54 : km 17.79 - alt. 131 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 17.8 - alt. 131 m - Turn sharp left
  56. 56 : km 17.84 - alt. 131 m - Keep left
  57. 57 : km 17.94 - alt. 132 m - Turn left onto Yardley Wood Road
  58. 58 : km 18.08 - alt. 137 m - Enter roundabout
  59. 59 : km 18.62 - alt. 145 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Yardley Wood Road
  60. 60 : km 19.01 - alt. 146 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 19.09 - alt. 146 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 19.11 - alt. 146 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 19.68 - alt. 149 m - Turn left onto Wheelers Lane
  64. 64 : km 19.91 - alt. 149 m - Enter roundabout
  65. 65 : km 20.43 - alt. 144 m - Keep right onto Wheelers Lane
  66. 66 : km 20.45 - alt. 144 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Howard Road East
  67. 67 : km 21.44 - alt. 155 m - Turn right onto Vicarage Road
  68. 68 : km 21.81 - alt. 151 m - Turn sharp left
  69. 69 : km 21.83 - alt. 151 m - Turn sharp left onto Avenue Road
  70. S/E : km 22.17 - alt. 154 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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